Enduring Churches Podcast with Alan and Trent

Episode302: Why How We Grow Matters   Areas we should see consistent growth Our ability to empathize Our willingness to accept criticism Our desire to train new leaders Our capacity to live at a ministry pace Our knowledge of our own strengths and weaknesses   Why is this important because ministry is hard, and most people don't understand it. because life is challenging and filled with conflict a...

Episode302: Our Interview with Dave Hastings of Standing Stone Ministries Want to know more? Standing Stone Ministry  

Episode 301: The Ever-Changing Church Landscape   The influence Non-Denominationalism (the only form of church that is really adding)   Speaks  to the issue of organizational distrust Speaks to the issue of church "free agency" Reflects  a rejection traditional models of church Demonstrate a disdain for labels...for example "I attend a Baptist church but I'm not Baptist." Shows people want to own...

Episode300: 5 Coming Attractions You Don't Need to Miss   Coming attractions are a big part of a movie experience. What does the future at a movie theater hold? WELL fewer people go to the movies and most people don’t have a clue what movies are coming out in the near future. Times have shifted.   I was in Colorado perfoming a wedding this past weekend. Something really struck me. Two locations…on...

Episode 299: Serving Up Some Summer: Serving with Summer Missionaries I know its November but in order to have a summer missionary serve in your ministry, you have to start now if not earlier.   Should we have summer missionaries serve with us? Inexpensive staff Short term commitment Helps a young person learn about ministry   How to prepare Plan out the who what when why and how Who - why type of...

Episode 298: Our Interview With Kevin Baker of Martha Rd Baptist Church in Altus Oklahoma Kevin has served MRBC for over twenty years. Aln once pastored the church.  

Episode #294: The Irreplaceable Role of Patience   Understanding Patience   Patience is forged through difficulty Job 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully ." CSB Col 1:11–3:12. 10 Brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience. - CSB Jas 5:10–2...

Episode 293: 6 Leadership Postures for Pastoral Leadership   Shepherd servant leadership Kenneth Gangel Feeeding and Leading, Team Leadership, Henry Blackaby, Spiritual Leadership Visionary visionary leadership John Maxwell Coach transformational leadership Leighton Ford - Transforming Leadership Keith Webb- The COACH Model for Christian Leadership Clinician authentic leadership - Aubrey Malphurs...

Episode292: Ten Commandements for Effective Committees/Teams   1. Thou shalt acknowledge with humility what thou bringest, and bringest not, to the table. 2. Know and understand with all thy heart the purpose of thy team or committee. 3. Thou shalt come to meetings well-prepared, lest thou fall short in contribution. 4. Participate fully in the process, for half-heartedness is a disservice to thy...

Episode 291: 4 Reasons Your Church Struggles with Change   Episode 291: 4 Reasons Your Church Struggles with Change History: People think of their church as they did at their personal points of conversion change threatens their history change threatens their structure and control grief Fear: People are afraid they won't like the change not all change works out well the unknown is always risky Trus...

Episode 290: What is it We Do?   Trent and Alan are Associational Mission strategists...we answer the question what it is we do in that role.

Episode 289: Business Meetings Gone Wild   Have the meeting before the meeting   Have and follow your agenda what is process for new business matters   Don't take it personal   Keep by Robert's Rules of Order   Don't expect the worst.   1 Corinthians 13:4-7  4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,...

Episode 288: Is Marketing a Dirty Word   So today we need to ask and answer 2 main questions is marketing wrong in church life? if we choose to market our church - how can we do it well?   Is it wrong to market or promote our church?  Promoting or marketing our church (in my mind ) is just getting the word out about your church including when and where it meets.  It also includes what types of min...

Episode 287: What College Football Can Teach Us About Ministry   We should have a sense of excitement and passion about our ministry and our church. Coaching is a great picture of ministry roles and responsibilities. Some weeks are pretty easy, some weeks are pretty tough. Expect the unexpected upset. Your whole church lives in a transfer portal world. People are watching! Don't forget you are sur...

Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com Facebook Website

Episode 285: The Patience Problem 3 Areas where our impatience can create problems... Leading Change when the process is slower than it should be when resistance is high Leading People when lay leaders move at a slower pace when disciples grow more slowly then we expect Leading ourselves when we recognize our shortcomings more than our strengths when we feel defeated   3 places our impatience flar...

Epsiode 284: Endding Summer on a High Note Take a vacation Get outa dodge - sometimes the only way you can actually have a vacation is to literally get away. At least 3 days Catch up time with your family.   There is no such thing as quality time - only quantity time. Mental vacation- Invite another preacher or speaker to come to your church for a couple of Sundays. Missionaries or retired mission...

Episode 283: A Prayer and Action Plan Increase My...   Capacity   Character   Competence   Compassion

Episode282: Does Your Church Need a Safety Team   Why "Safety" over "Security"   Should you have a church safety team?   What is involved in putting a team together? training insurance   Who to have on the team and who not to have on the team. background checks interviews ongoing training   What is the responsibility of a church safety team? to keep the congregation as safe as possible from extern...

Episode 281: Unmeasured: Our Interaction with a Recent Article Read the Tithely Article Here :    

Episode 280: Can Anything Good Come From Stormy "C"s?   We learn the depth of our our faith life. prayer trust We learn perseverance We learn something about our leadership style We learn something about relationships We learn something to apply in the future We learn something we can share with another We learn something about timing   Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com Contact Trent: gasconadev...

  Episode 279: Should Your Church Have a Succession Plan   What is a succession plan? Is a succession plan possible in a small church? Should a church have a succession plan for staff? What are important things to consider? What are steps we should take?

Episode 278: Breaking Up With Some Bad Ideas That bigger is always better That addition beats multiplication That leadership equals power That present success guarantees future success That weaknesses are always exploited That busyness equals productivity That no one can do it as good as I can Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com Facebook Website